In memory
Writers, poets and translators whose books we have published, and who are no longer with us. Their words remain.
Jalil Doostkhahجلیل دوستخواه1933–2026جلیل دوستخواه ایران‌شناس، پژوهشگر، نویسنده، ادیب، شاهنامه‌پژوه و مترجمِ معاصرِ ایرانی بود.
Javad Mojabiجواد مجابی1939–2026Javad Mojabi was an Iranian poet, writer, researcher, and literary and art critic. He is one of Iran's most prominent modern writers and poets, and published over 50 literary works in various forms. Mojabi also wrote…
Shahrnoosh Parsipourشهرنوش پارسی‌پور1946–2026Shahrnush Parsipur was an Iranian writer and translator.
Ebrahim Nabaviابراهیم نبوی1958–2025Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi is a prolific Iranian satirist, writer, diarist, and researcher. As of 2006, he is the most widely known and active Iranian satirist, currently living in Belgium.
Emad Afroughعماد افروغ1958–2023Emad Afroogh was an Iranian sociologist and conservative politician.
Abbas Maroufiعباس معروفی1957–2022Abbas Maroufi is an Iranian novelist and journalist. His most famous novel is The Symphony of the Dead. Raised and educated in Tehran, Abbas Maroufi studied dramatic arts at Tehran University while teaching at schools…
Esmail Khoiاسماعیل خویی1938–2021Esmail Khoi or Esmail Khoyi was an Iranian poet and writer. He was living in the United Kingdom after being exiled from Iran during the 1980s. Khoi was originally a lecturer in Philosophy before the Iranian Revolution.…
Sohrab Rahimiسهراب رحیمی1962–2016Sohrab Rahimi, was an Iranian poet, born in Shahrekord, Iran. He has written five books in Persian and two books in Swedish. He has also translated Persian poetry.
Asrar Hamed Muqtaderاسرار حامدمقتدر1988–2015سید اسرار حامد مقتدر (معروف به حامد مقتدر)، شاعر و نویسنده جوان و نوگرای اهل ولایت بلخ افغانستان بود. او در ۱۲ سرطان (تیر) ۱۳۶۷ در شهر مزار شریف متولد شد و متأسفانه در ۲۰ اسد (مرداد) ۱۳۹۴ در سن ۲۷ سالگی به زندگی خود…
Mehri kashaniمهری کاشانی1936–2015She was born in Tehran, daughter of Mohammad-Taghi and Ozra Lankarani. Theirs was a traditional and religious family, but one open to liberal thinking and with a love of books, which influenced Mehri’s own passion for…
Mansour Koushanمنصور کوشان1948–2014Mansour Koushan (26 December 1948 Isfahan, Iran – 16 February 2014 Stavanger, Norway) was a prominent Iranian novelist, poet, playwright, editor and director. He received the Ossietzky Award in 2010 for his outstanding…
Shahrokh Meskoobشاهرخ مسکوب1924–2005Shahrokh Meskoub (January 11, 1924 in Babol, Iran – April 12, 2005, in Paris, France), was an Iranian writer, translator, social critic, literary historian, and university professor. Meskoob is considered a preeminent…
Abbas Nalbandianعباس نعلبندیان1949–1989Abbas Nalbandian was an Iranian playwright who wrote several absurdist plays in the 1960s and 1970s. His plays had long and unusual titles, one example being that of his first play, “A deep, big and new research about…
Gholamhossein Saediغلامحسین ساعدی1936–1985Gholām-Hossein Sā'edi MD, also transliterated as Gholamhoseyn Sa'edi and Ghulamhusayn Sa'idi, was a prolific Iranian writer.